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2013-06-10 June 2013: Is the ground rising or the sea decreasing?
Tide gauges are used to monitor sea level. However, they are anchored on lands, and thus monitor as much the land vertical motions than the sea's. When tide gauges and Doris stations are close by, combining their measurements...
Lively data
2012-08-14 Screencast tutorial for the new LAS version
New Lively Data as a screencast tutorial, where each step is directly described by markers on the interface. Significant Wave Heights highlight the waves values exceeding 5 m during the Saola typhoon occured on 2012/08/12.
Other News ...
2013-06-17 Spot-4: end of life and desorbitation planned for June 24th 2013
The Spot- 4 satellite was launched on March 1998 and it reaches now the end of its life. It was the first of its serie to integrate Diode system able to localize the satellite in real-time. SPOT-4, with on board a DORIS...
2013-06-12 3-9 June 2013 week
La fonte des glaces deux fois moindre que prévue? (7 sur 7, 2013/06/06)Climat: préserver les forêts aide à sauver les coraux (Sciences Avenir, 2013/06/05)Tara Oceans Polar Circle : cap sur l'Arctique pour une récolte unique de...
2013-06-05 Strong swell in French Polynesia on June 2013
A strong swell have been observed in French Polynesia causing some damages. Altimetry data and sea state forecasts models have measured these high waves.
2013-06-05 Saral also provides promising results over the Amazon river
The analysis of the Saral products over inland water is ongoing and already shows very good agreement when are compared with in situ water level records. Here, an example over the Amazon river.
2013-06-04 27 May - 2 June 2013 week
Éléphants de mer océanographes : 10 ans de succès (CNES, 2013/05/31)'Le réchauffement climatique pour 2100 ne sera pas de 6°C, mais d'un peu plus de 2°C' (Express.be, 2013/05/31)La fonte de la banquise est-elle responsable de ce...